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TIL the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was written by James Bond author Ian Flemming, and was adapted into a movie with a screenplay written by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory author Roal Dahl.

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loZ1G TIL In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson had Pennsylvania Avenue cut through President's Park, separating what would become Lafayette Square from the White House grounds. Lafayette Square has been used as a racetrack, a graveyard, a zoo, a slave market, an encampment for soldiers
VMvy8 TIL The number of men and women in the world is roughly equal, though men hold a slight lead, men (50.4%) women (49.6%). Males have a higher risk of dying than females, both in childhood and at adult ages. So at a certain age, the numbers of men and women even out. In France this occurs at age 25
VMkoB TIL Malden Mills, Inventor of the Popular Polartec fleece fabric, burned down in a fire in 1995. Instead of taking the opportunity to save money and move operations, the owner kept paying all workers while they rebuilt. it cost the owner over $25 million.
7ABL TIL Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was once subjected to a strip-search by airport security who considered him a suspicious character. As he was led away, a little boy said, “Ha, ha!” like Nelson on The Simpsons. Groening found the boy’s mockery the most irritating thing about the incident.
wdj7 TIL That dolphins and whales are best buds and play mates. A dolphin will get on top of the whale’s head, then the whale tilts upwards so the dolphin can slide down into the water.